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Global stakeholders advance joint vision for the evolution of the Internet governance system at Istanbul conference
September 12, 2014
A record number of representatives from civil society, academia, business, technical community, and governments gathered in Istanbul on September 2-5 for the annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF). ...
Letters Ask Congress To Bring ECPA Reform To A Vote
September 10, 2014
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined other technology advocates today in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, asking for a vote on the Senate’s bi...
European Commissioners for Internet Matters Named
September 10, 2014
Brussels -- The European Commission’s incoming President Jean-Claude Juncker today announced how he would allocate portfolios among the 28 nominated Commissioners. Commission Vice President Andrus A...
Tech Advocates Ask Senators To Support, Pass USA Freedom Act
September 8, 2014
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined other associations and tech industry advocates in a joint letter urging Senators to support and pass the USA Freedom Act.
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A British Recipe for Open Internet Access: Separation of Monopoly Local Networks… and Competition for Bloody Everything Else
September 3, 2014
UK regulators at Ofcom decided about a decade ago to impose “functional separation” on its dominant telecom provider, BT, in order to obtain equivalent prices, terms and conditions for competing t...
Internet governance: Are we discussing the right things?
September 1, 2014
We need to distinguish between technical and regulatory debates in Internet governance discussions. Failure to do so will make it harder to find solutions to either.
Istanbul provides the exotic back...
Tech Industry Advocates Send Incoming European Commission President Joint Letter
August 28, 2014
The Computer & Communications Industry Association signed a joint letter welcoming European Commission President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker and offering support and assistance on his goal of creati...
Constitutional Challenge to the German ‘Snippet Law’
August 14, 2014
One year ago the German ancillary copyright for press publishers, the Leistungsschutzrecht, came into effect. With that law, Germany became something like a pioneer - the first country in the European...
Congressional Internet Caucus Panel Explores Challenges Of EU’s Right To Be Forgotten Ruling
August 12, 2014
Washington – Congressional staff heard the details at a panel discussion Friday of how Europe is now implementing its Right to be Forgotten rules. The recent court ruling has generated controversy...
Congressional Internet Caucus Panel Explores Challenges Of EU's Right To Be Forgotten Ruling
August 12, 2014
Washington – Congressional staff heard the details at a panel discussion Friday of how Europe is now implementing its Right to be Forgotten rules. The recent court ruling has generated controversy...
CCIA Files Comments on Big Data and Consumer Privacy in the Internet Economy
August 8, 2014
Washington - The Department of Commerce, through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), recently sought public comment on how the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights could ...